Yes, Ed's factory was in Holyoke MA. My Dad and my Uncle went there once and bought some weights and a bench, back in the early 70's.

i used to enjoy going with my father to get equipment{many} years back 3 trips to york wish i would have thought to get jcg autograph, a trip to lurie's in brooklyn. i still have most of that stuff. jubinville curl bench and jubinville hack squat machine can be seen hopefully in this pic.

when was the last time anyone has seen stall bars in a gym, those were the wooden ladder like rack you used to see in high school and college gyms that you'd hook your feet in to do situps or hang on for leg raises.

yes, those are the ones, have you ever used them. i always thought the grip would slip out of place during use, causing possible wrist injury.

Yes, I used them years ago at my original gym, which is the only facility I've known to have them. Some of the veterans there called it the geode bar. We had a plate-loaded barbell one, and a cable attachment version.

I don't think they're dangerous. They do take some getting used to, though. The handles do not lock into position, but are meant to rotate to allow for adjusting supination/pronation during the movement, almost offering the benefits of dumbbells, but with the stability of a barbell.

Imagine doing bilateral Zottman curls with a barbell. That ability is the principle behind this bar.It is an obscure piece of training equipment, for sure.

Yes, I used them years ago at my original gym, which is the only facility I've known to have them. Some of the veterans there called it the geode bar. We had a plate-loaded barbell one, and a cable attachment version.

I don't think they're dangerous. They do take some getting used to, though. The handles do not lock into position, but are meant to rotate to allow for adjusting supination/pronation during the movement, almost offering the benefits of dumbbells, but with the stability of a barbell.

Imagine doing bilateral Zottman curls with a barbell. That ability is the principle behind this bar.It is an obscure piece of training equipment, for sure.